Quote Originally Posted by ricktas View Post
Whilst not a photo, copyright still applies and some interesting arguments put forth here about the issues around copyright.

I found this statement particularly oblivious to copyright law "It's quite unusual for copyright to be held by an individual and controlled by an individual rather than a government or statutory authority who, maybe for policy reasons, has other interests in mind," Ms Phillips said.

Read the full article here and maybe we can discuss it further in this thread
Rick, I think that the statement made must be taken to mean what it says only within the context of it being an official national flag.

One can be sued for making and selling our traditional flag without consent.

However, if the Australian government wants to hold the copyright to the Aboriginal flag, it can compulsorily acquire it, but must pay "just compensation" to the owner in accordance with the Federal Constitution (the "Castle" principle"). S.51, IIRC.